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Buster Goes to Cowboy Camp


by Denise Fleming

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 40 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Sent off to Cowboy Camp, the lonely pooch is nervous at first, but his worries disappear as he paints, plays ball, and helps with the campfire. Fleming's intensely hued pulp-painting illustrations display Buster's transformation from house dog to cowpoke in all its humorous detail. (USW599, $16.95)

Here Is the Southwestern Desert

Here Is the Southwestern Desert


by Anne Coe | Madeleine Dunphy

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A poem celebrating the Sonoran desert's biodiversity accompanied by lovely paintings of its flora and fauna. From the Web of Life series. (SWU252, $9.95)

North American Desert Life Coloring Book


by Ruth Soffer

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Featuring 40 ready-to-color illustrations of the Gila monster, kit fox, prairie dog and other animals, as well as cactus and plants of the desert southwest. (SWU230, $3.95)

Old Father Story Teller

Old Father Story Teller


by Pablita Velarde

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 54 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A collection of six Tewa Indian legends from a famous Native American artist, written down and illustrated for very young children. (USW317, $24.95)

The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean

The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean


by Alexander McCall Smith | Laura Rankin

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 80 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Nine-year-old sleuth Harriet Bean sets off to solve the mystery of her missing-in-action Wild West aunt Formica, in this book for ages 4 to 8 by the author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. (USW477, $9.95)

The Desert is Theirs

The Desert is Theirs


by Byrd Baylor | Peter Parnall

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Baylor sweetly conjures the desert and its residents, both human and animal, in verse in this Caldecott Honor Book for younger readers, featuring large, evocative watercolor paintings. (SWU106, $7.99)

When Clay Sings

When Clay Sings


by Bird Baylor

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Bird Baylor's book, first published in 1972, endures as a remarkable evocation of the southwestern landscape and its ancient inhabitants. Tom Bahti illustrated; ages 4-8. (SWU103, $6.99)

Meet the Wild Southwest: Land of Hoodoos and Gila Monsters

Meet the Wild Southwest: Land of Hoodoos and Gila Monsters


by Susan J. Tweit | Joyce Bergen

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 124 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This lively, artfully illustrated compendium of facts and trivia on geology, climate, plants, animals, birds and bugs, geared for readers 9-12, is a great introduction to the natural history of the Southwest for the whole family. (SWU06, $14.95)

Planets, Stars, and Galaxies: A Visual Encyclopedia of Our Universe


by David Aguilar

  • SCIENCE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The farthest reaches of the universe are captured in atlas form for readers ages 9 and up, with vivid illustrations, engaging text and color photography. (SCI286, $24.95)

Sing Down the Moon

Sing Down the Moon


by Scott O'Dell

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 137 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The historical novel of 14-year-old Bright Morning and her friend Running Bird, who are captured from Canyon de Chelly by Spanish slavers. For readers ages 9-12, this book received the Newbery Honor Award. (USW162, $6.99)

Southwestern Desert Wildlife Nature Activity Book


by James Kavanagh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Designed to compliment the K-12 curriculum, this entertaining activity book features nature-related games, quizzes and classroom activities. (USW641, $6.95)

Cowboy Stories

Cowboy Stories


by Barry Moser

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 181 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Twenty action-packed tales of cattle drives, gunfights, ranching and survival. With excerpts from classic novels (Shane, The Virginian), new short fiction, stories from real-life cowboys and black-and-white illustrations, this collection is fun for young adults and for the entire family. (USW533, $16.95)

Walker of Time


by Helen Hughes Vick

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 205 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Two Hopi teens travel back 750 years to their ancestral home, visiting the world of the Sinagua people. (USW160, $13.95)

 

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